‘Enough with record-a-thons’, — Guinness World Records warns

  Guinness World Records has advised Nigerians and indeed everyone attempting to break any record or ‘record-a-thon’ enthusiasts to first get the record title approval from its team before embarking on it. GWR is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The […]

Domestic Operations Of Max Air Suspended Indefinitely

  Max Air, one of the leading airlines in Nigeria, has been put on hold as a result of a suspension by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). In a letter NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/363, NCAA directed the suspension of Parts A3 and D43 with regards to the operation of Max Air’s Boeing 737 aircraft type with immediate […]

Doctors Walk Out In UK Health Service’s Biggest Strike

  Hospital doctors in England on Thursday staged the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety. The unprecedented five-day stoppage over pay and staff retention is the latest in eight months of industrial action across the NHS, which is already reeling from a vast pandemic […]

Sit-at-home: Army chief orders raid on IPOB hideouts

  The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops to seize control of areas where the Indigenous People of Biafra enforce their sit-at-home order throughout the South-East states. The order came after a Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, announced that there would be a two-week sit-at-home in the South-East region from […]

DAILIES TOP STORIES: NLC protests Tinubu’s N500bn subsidy palliative, demands 300% pay rise

  Thursday 13 July 2023 Boards: Obi kicks as Tinubu offers opposition govs slots Sit-at-home: Army chief orders raid on IPOB hideouts Lagos bizman circulating ex-lovers’ nude photos arraigned, gets bail Detention: Court rules on Emefiele’s case today Ladoja sues Makinde over Ibadan Obas Poor Enrolment: Only 2070 Students In Primary School, Governor Kefas Laments […]

Give Us Free Hand To Wipe Out Terrorists, Army Tells Governors

  The Nigerian Army has ruled out amnesty again for bandits terrorising the North West zone of the country, asking governors for free hand to eliminate terrorists. The army warned the criminals to flee the country with immediate effect, saying they would be given close marking and blocked from entering other parts of the country […]

Newly Elected Rep Sent Out Of Chamber For Improper Dressing

  There was a mild drama at the House of Representatives on Wednesday when a member who came to the chamber “improperly dressed” was walked out. The lawmaker, whose identity could not be ascertained because he is one of the newly elected members, entered the chamber casually dressed in a red t-shirt and brown trousers. […]

Ohanaeze furious over enormity of demolished Igbo shops in Alaba market

  The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed shock and displeasure over the magnitude of damage and pains inflicted on the victims of demolished shops at Alaba International Market by the Lagos State Government. Ohanaeze in a press statement issued after a fact-finding mission of the demolition queried the rationality of the […]

Nigeria Repays $500m Eurobond

  The Federal Government through the Debt Management Office (DMO) has redeemed a $500 million Eurobond on its due date on July 12, 2023.   The Eurobond was issued in July 2013 (as part of a dual-tranche USD1 billion Eurobond) for a tenor of ten (10) years at a coupon of 6.375% per annum. READ […]